76--Caregiver Reference Manuals

This is a sources sought notice for planning purposes only. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this survey. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SURVEY. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES AND TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF AVAILABLE COMPETITION TO INCLUDE SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS. The type of solicitation issued will depend upon the responses to this Survey. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), is seeking sources for an upcoming procurement for Caregiver Reference Manuals with DVD's CAVHS for FY 13 and/or FY 14. The Contractor shall: 1. To meet the VISN 16 approved requirements and the need of Veteran caregivers, the caregiver reference manual should be aged focused, standardized and provide reference materials from the initial, early stages of providing elder at home care through the more advanced, later stages of home health care. Each training section should build on material presented in the previous section. A separate training on dementia should be included. This home caregiver training is intended to supplement and enhance the hands on training provided by VA clinicians. 2. The manuals must have accompanying videos (DVDs) that correspond with each section of the printed materials. The DVD should have a menu screen that allows the viewer to easily and quickly access and review any segment, such as lifting an elderly patient, so that a situation can be reviewed as needed and in a relatively short time frame. 3. A glossary of terms and a step-by-step example of daily tasks that a caregiver can use as a reminder tool and to record information. 4. The manuals must be bound, separately based on the level of homecare, into booklets or a book like format with easy to read print. The manuals must be delivered timely and therefore must be available now for an off the shelf purchase. The Contractor shall perform to ALL of the standards and specifications in this notice. All interested parties should submit on company letterhead an indication of the extent of interest to the following address: Ambera L. Parker, 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72114 or by e-mail to: [email protected]. No phone calls or facsimiles will be accepted. All Offerors need to identify their socio-economic status, CCR Cage number, and DUNS number in responses. All Offerors must be registered in the System Award Management database www.sam.gov. Additionally, to be eligible for contract award a firm must complete annual representation and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov, and must be current in VETS-100 reporting which can be accomplished at http://www.vets100.cudenver.edu/. Ambera L. Parker, OIF Veteran, B.A. Contract Specialist VISN 16 | Network Contracting Office (90C/NLR) 2200 Fort Roots Drive, Bldg 41 North Little Rock, AR 72114-1709 Fax #: 501-228-8743 [email protected] "Delivering Client Centered Acquisition Solutions" "INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, ADVOCACY, RESPECT, AND EXCELLENCE - these are our goals." As our client, please take a few moments and let us know how we did by completing the attached SURVEY.